Liam’s qualms may have been surrounding some deep-rooted resentment regarding his former band, but this reluctance to remaster and reissue a classic album is an issue that’s been expressed many times before by artists, such as NiN’s Trent Reznor, who urged fans following of the release of the reworked version of Pretty Hate Machine: “Don’t waste your money on this version”.

Thankfully, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has stuck to his word with the recently announced reissue of trip-hop masterpiece Dummy, after telling Rolling Stone in 2011 that they would never venture into the world of “special editions”. He described them as “a tool of the industry to try and squeeze more money out of the fan or the music buyer... We would only do that if we were maybe forced into it by some label contractual thing.”

Although there are additional treats included in this Dummy 20th anniversary package - the first 1,000 copies of the record will be pressed on blue vinyl, and each album will contain a download card of the album - there’s no extra material on the reissue, with the songs remaining in their original state. And not a hologram in sight.

This year has already seen whopping anniversary reissues from the likes of Elton John, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Morrissey and Soundgarden to name a few. But how do you respond when your favourite artist announces a reissue? Do you hope for that additional b-side, bass-only instrumental track? Or do you shudder at the prospect of shelling out a further £50 for something you already essentially own, just so you can satisfy your capacious need for another collectors’ item? Let us know in the comments below.